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...article on Pope Benedict XVI leaves one with the impression that the Pope is a moral leader of great stature. He is not. His stances on abortion, contraception and stem-cell research are deplorable and, because of his authority, extremely harmful to many innocent people. Since Islam shares many of his mistaken values, we should fear that he will use any successful contacts made during his visit to Turkey to expand the influence (and harm) of his moral mistakes. Gerald H. Paske Wichita, Kansas...
...raising these issues, Focus on the Family does not desire to harm or insult women such as Cheney and Poe. Rather, our conviction is that birth and adoption are the purview of married heterosexual couples. Traditional marriage is God's design for the family and is rooted in biblical truth. When that divine plan is implemented, children have the best opportunity to thrive. That's why public policy as it relates to families must be based not solely on the desires of adults but rather on the needs of children and what is best for society at large...
...Wagner III Massapequa Park, New York, U.S. The article on Pope Benedict XVI leaves one with the impression that the Pope is a moral leader of great stature. He is not. His stances on abortion, contraception and stem-cell research are deplorable and, because of his authority, extremely harmful to many innocent people. Since Islam shares many of his mistaken values, we should fear that he will use any successful contacts made during his visit to Turkey to expand the influence (and harm) of his moral mistakes. Gerald H. Paske Wichita, Kansas, U.S. If Islam is such a peaceful religion...
...said. “Still, I was always careful and made sure I always had two ways out of any place.”A BUREAUCRATIC BUFFERAccording to the Committee’s “Intelligent Scholars” guide online, if a proposal poses no possible harm to the subjects, then the researcher can bypass the committee’s formal application process and instead seek accelerated approval. The committee, which meets monthly, sifts through about 1,200 proposals each year. In many cases, it works with both researchers and experts to revise the design to guarantee safety...
...According to Chinese law, to convict Zhao the prosecutors would have to prove he had organized the protest and that it had caused substantial material harm. Chen argued compellingly that the prosecution's case rested on a report by an appraisal company that explicitly stated it had treated all the mining firm's claims as fact-instead of conducting an independent audit-and on an eyewitness account by someone who had been miles away from the scene of the protest. Chen also called a witness who testified under oath to having been coerced by police into signing an affidavit...